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On the recordMay 25, 2022
as ranking member of the Committee on Environment and Public Works, I rise to oppose the nomination of Dr. Chris Frey due to the consistent lack of responsiveness from the EPA on our critical oversight matters. The Republican leader, Senator McConnell, just talked about Dr. Frey's research on gas grills and grilling out, but over the past 16 months, my objections are that the Biden EPA has repeatedly slow-walked responses to reasonable oversight requests for Agency briefings and documents related to implementation of policies with huge, huge implications for our economy and our constituents' lives. We cannot adequately oversee the Agency's programs--including historic levels of drinking water infrastructure funding made possible by the bipartisan IIJA--without this transparency. Until the EPA heeds congressional oversight requests, I urge my colleagues to join me in opposing Dr. Frey's nomination. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Senator from Delaware.
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Shelley Moore Capito
Republican · West Virginia

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